2022-12-22: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine! Looking forward to a busy 2023 and some long overdue updates on our web page!

2022-11-16: GBA Marine on Linkedin - Read our note on VOC greenhouse effects!!
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2022-01-25: GBA Marine on Linkedin - Read our note on VOC loss from tankers!
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2021-12-23: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2021-04-01: EP patent application for the CVOC^® system has been approved
The EP Patent Office has concluded their examination of the CVOC^® system patent application with a positive result, and GBA Marine has been granted a patent for the CVOC^® system in the European Union.

2021-03-25: Follow GBA Marine on LinkedIn!
GBA Marine is now also available on LinkedIn. Get updates and follow us here.

2020-12-22: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2020-03-12: Limited operation due to COVID-19 restrictions
Due to official restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak, GBA Marine will suspend all travel activities for our employees until further notice. Meeting activities are currently restricted to Skype / Teams only.

Stay safe and healthy!

2019-12-23: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2019-03-07: GBA Marine participate in feasibility study from VOCIC
The VOC Industry Committee (VOCIC) has asked GBA Marine to participate in a feasibility study where parts of the CVOC^® technology may be combined with other solutions to reduce VOC emissions from shuttle tankers during offshore loading in the North Sea.

The compact and affordable CVOC^® systems may be used as stand-alone installations or in combination with any other VOC reducing technology to maximize emission reductions and minimize investment & operational cost for our costumers.

2018-12-20: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2018-12-13: Patent granted for CVOC^® system in Brazil
The Brazilian Patent Office has concluded their examination of the CVOC^® system patent application with a positive result, and GBA Marine has now been granted patent for the CVOC^® system in Brazil.

2018-10-30: CVOC is now officially a registered trade mark
The term CVOC has been used to describe our VOC recovery system since the first pilot installation on M/T "Navion Hispania" back in 2007. Based on our established use of the term, GBA Marine has applied for, and officially been granted rights to use, CVOC as a registered trade mark.

2018-06-01: GBA Marine has moved to a new location
Our new business address is:

Kirkeveien 20A
NO-4816 Kolbjørnsvik
Norway

2018-05-18: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2818 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on KNOT's shuttle tanker M/T "Lena Knutsen". The vessel is currently on charter for BG Group (the company was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell in 2016), and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2017-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2017-10-15: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2816 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on KNOT's shuttle tanker M/T "Tordis Knutsen". The vessel is currently on charter for BG Group (the company was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell in 2016), and the CVOC® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2017-10-09: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2817 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on KNOT's shuttle tanker M/T "Vigdis Knutsen". The vessel is currently on charter for BG Group (the company was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell in 2016), and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2017-06-05: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2818 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful commissioning of the CVOC^® system installed on M/T "Lena Knutsen", which is currently being completed at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan, Korea.

When delivered, the vessel will be operated by KNOT on charter for BG Group (the company was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell in 2016) in Brazil.

2017-03-20: Technava S.A is now officialy representing GBA Marine in Greece
We are pleased to anounce that Technava S.A and GBA Marine has signed an agency agreement for sale and marketing of the CVOC product range in the territory of Greece.

Technava S.A. was founded in 1968 aiming to supply marine equipment and technical support to the Greek shipping industry. Today, it is one of the leading companies in supply, installation and service of equipment on board all types of ships. Technava represents first class manufacturers covering a wide range of equipment. With strong brand names and highly reliable products their principals are accompanied by excellent reference lists, competitive prices and global service networks.

2017-01-19: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2817 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful commissioning of the CVOC^® system installed on M/T "Vigdis Knutsen", which is currently being completed at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan, Korea.

When delivered, the vessel will be operated by KNOT on charter for BG Group (the company was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell in 2016) in Brazil.

2017-01-03: Introducing the new CVOC^® family; CVOC^® Loading System and CVOC^® Transport System!
When first introduced in 2007, the GBA Marine CVOC^® system was designed for VOC recovery during transport of crude oil. Based on existing regulations in the North Sea, our clients wanted a system that could contribute to VOC recovery also during offshore loading. This request lead to the development of our "MkII" and "MkIII" Swirl Absorbers™ with higher recovery capacity - but unfortunately also increased power consumption and fabrication cost as a result.

In 2017 we will be introducing a new member of the CVOC^® family; the CVOC^® Loading System. Based on the same principles as the original CVOC^® system, the new CVOC^® loading system has been designed to increase recovery efficiency during offshore loading operations, and are as such especially suited for shuttle tankers and storage vessels (FSOs, FSUs and FPSOs).

The original CVOC^® system will also receive an update. With the same absorption capacity and safety features as before, combined with lower power consumption and reduced cost, the CVOC^® Transport System is aimed at the typical terminal tanker where 100% VOC recovery during sea voyage, reasonable investment cost and short payback time is the main objective.

2016-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

Please note that our office will be closed between 2016-12-23 and 2017-01-02. We will still reply to any urgent messages, but may take a little longer than normal to get back to you.

2016-11-04: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC® system on HHI HN 2816 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful commissioning of the CVOC^® system installed on M/T "Tordis Knutsen", which is currently being completed at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan, Korea.

When delivered, the vessel will be operated by KNOT on charter for British Gas (BG) in Brazil.

2016-09-06: GBA Marine on SMM 2016
GBA Marine will be present on this year's SMM exhibition in Hamburg. If you would like a presentation of our CVOC^® system or other products, please contact us for an appointment.

2016-06-06: GBA Marine on Posedonia 2016
GBA Marine will be present on this year's Posedonia exhibition in Athens together with Technava. If you would like a presentation of our CVOC^® system or any other of our products, please contact us or Technava for an appointment.

2016-05-02: GBA Marine on OTC 2016
GBA Marine will be present on this year's OTC exhibition in Houston. If you would like a presentation of our CVOC^® system or other products, please contact us for an appointment.

2015-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2015-08-24: New CVOC^® system to be delivered to Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers & BG Group
Hyundai Heavy Industries has confirmed that they will exercise at least one of two options agreed earlier this year for delivery of further CVOC^® systems to a series of Shuttle Tankers currently under construction for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers at the Hyundai Shipyard in Ulsan, Korea. When completed, the vessels will go on charter for BG Group in Brazil.

2015-08-14: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2066 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on AET Sea Shuttle's shuttle tanker M/T "Eagle Bergen". The vessel is currently on charter for Statoil, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2015-06-18: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2065 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on AET Sea Shuttle's shuttle tanker M/T "Eagle Barents". The vessel is currently on charter for Statoil, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2015-04-09: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2040 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's shuttle tanker M/T "Sertanejo Spirit". The vessel is currently on charter for BG Group, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2015-02-09: New CVOC^® systems to be delivered to Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers & BG Group
Hyundai Heavy Industries has just placed an order for two CVOC® systems to be installed on Shuttle Tankers currently under construction at their yard in Ulsan, Korea. When completed in 2016, the vessels will go on charter for BG Group in Brazil.

The two shuttle tankers are owned and operated by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers.

2014-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2014-12-20: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2039 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's shuttle tanker M/T "Bossa Nova Spirit". The vessel is currently on charter for BG Group, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2014-06-05: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2038 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's shuttle tanker M/T "Lambada Spirit". The vessel is currently on charter for BG Group, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2014-04-07: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2532 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers' new shuttle tanker M/T "Torill Knutsen". The vessel is currently operating in the North Sea.

2014-04-04: US patent granted for CVOC^® system
The US Patent Office has concluded their examination of the CVOC^® system patent application with a positive result, and GBA Marine has now been granted a US patent for the CVOC^® system.

2014-03-08: GBA Marine has been in business for 10 years!
We are proud to announce that it has now been exactly 10 years since GBA Marine was officially registered as a Norwegian Business Enterprise at the central register in Brønnøysund. During our 10 years of operation we have developed, sold and installed 13 CVOC^® systems and 19 inert gas cleaners, as well as participated in various engineering projects ranging from process system optimization to FPSO contstruction and fabrication.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank all our clients and suppliers for the outstanding co-operation we have enjoyed so far, and look forward to work with you in the years to come.

Best wishes to you all,
- The GBA Marine Team

2014-02-06: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2531 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers' new shuttle tanker M/T "Hilda Knutsen". The vessel is currently operating in the North Sea.

2013-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2013-12-19: Canadian patent granted for CVOC^® system
The Canadian Patent Office has concluded their examination of the CVOC^® system patent application with a positive result, and GBA Marine has now been granted a Canadian patent for the CVOC^® system.

2013-12-12: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2037 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's shuttle tanker M/T "Samba Spirit". The vessel is currently on charter for BG Group, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

2013-10-21: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2040 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the CVOC® system installed on M/T "Sertanejo Spirit", which is currently being completed at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

When delivered, the vessel will be operated by Teekay on charter for British Gas (BG) in Brazil.

2013-08-16: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2039 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the CVOC^® system installed on M/T "Bossa Nova Spirit", which is currently being completed at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

When delivered, the vessel will be operated by Teekay on charter for British Gas (BG) in Brazil.

2013-08-01: Welcome to our new EIT Manager!
Mr. Vidar Næss has just joined GBA Marine as EIT Manager. Vidar came from Sevan Marine, where he was employed as Senior EIT Engineer for eight years. Vidar has also been working on Shuttle Tankers, Crane Vessels and Oil Rigs as an Electrical Automation Technician for more than fifteen years.

2013-06-19: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on HHI HN 2531 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the CVOC^® system installed on M/T "Hilda Knutsen", which is currently being completed at the Hyunday Heavy Industries yard in Ulsan, Korea.

When delivered, this vessel will operate on ENI's new Goliat field in the Barents Sea off the coast of Northern Norway.

2013-05-19: Japanese patent granted for CVOC^® system
The Japanese Patent Office has concluded their examination of the CVOC® system patent application with a positive result, and GBA Marine has now been granted a Japanese patent for the CVOC^® system.

2013-05-16: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2038 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the CVOC^® system installed on M/T "Lambada Spirit", which is currently being completed at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

When delivered, the vessel will be operated by Teekay on charter for British Gas (BG) in Brazil.

2013-04-26: Contract on CVOC^® systems for AET Sea Shuttle AFRAMAX tankers
Samsung Heavy Industries has just placed an order for another two CVOC^® systems to be installed on Arendal based AET Sea Shuttle's newbuildings currently under construction in Geoje, Korea. When completed late 2014 and early 2015, these state-of-the-art AFRAMAX Shuttle Tankers will be on Charter for Norwegian oil major Statoil in the North- and Barents Sea.

2013-03-14: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 2037 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the CVOC^® system installed on M/T "Samba Spirit", which is currently being completed at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

When delivered, the vessel will be operated by Teekay on charter for British Gas (BG) in Brazil.

2013-02-19: Contract on CVOC^® systems for Goliat-field Shuttle Tankers
Hyundai Heavy Industries has just placed an order for two CVOC^® systems to be installed on Shuttle Tankers currently under construction at their yard in Ulsan, Korea. When completed mid 2013, the vessels will operate on ENI's new Goliat field in the Barents Sea off the coast of Northern Norway.

The two shuttle tankers are owned and operated by Knutsen NYK offshore tankers.

2012-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2012-12-12: Contract on CVOC^® system for the Njord Bravo FSU
After completing a study aimed to investigate different solutions for reducing VOC emissions from Statoil's Njord Bravo FSU, Statoil has selected a tailor made version of the GBA Marine CVOC^® system to be installed on the vessel during scheduled maintenance in the winter of 2013 / 2014. The Njord B system will consist of two independent CVOC^® systems that can be remotely operated from the Njord A platform.

Njord B is the 10th vessel to be equipped with GBA Marine's CVOC^® system, and so far the first FSU / FPSO.

2012-06-20: Contract on IGC for Q204 Shiehallion project
GBA Marine will supply two Inert Gas Cleaners for BP's Q204 project. The Inert Gas Cleaners will be part of the IG system delivered by Hamworthy Moss. Equipment delivery is scheduled to take place towards end of the year.

2012-05-31: Australian patent granted for CVOC^® system
The Australian Patent Office has concluded their examination of the CVOC^® system patent application with a positive result, and GBA Marine has now been granted an Australian patent for the CVOC^® system.

2012-02-10: VOC emission study on the Njord Bravo FSU (Statoil)
GBA Marine has recently been awarded a study by Statoil and Aibel to examine the potential of using a CVOC^® system to reduce VOC emissions from Statoil's Njord Bravo FSU. The study is administered by Aibel on behalf of Statoil, and is part of an ongoing evaluation of sevaral solutions to improve working conditions on deck of the Njord Bravo vessel during maintenance, etc., by reducing crew exposure to hydrocarbons.

2012-01-27: GBA Marine included in Achilles JQS
GBA Marine is now included in the Achilles JQS (Joint Qualification System), an identification, qualification, evaluation and monitoring system of suppliers on behalf of major organisations world wide. Achilles JQS is administered by Achilles, one of the world’s leading managers of supplier information.

2011-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2011-09-29: GBA Marine receives contract on four new CVOC^® systems
Teekay Shipping has confirmed an order of four new CVOC^® systems to be installed on their new SUEZMAX size shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, Korea. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2013, and will be operating in Brazil.

Teekay has so far ordered nine CVOC^® systems from GBA Marine. The first was delivered to the shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" in May 2007. After an extensive verification of system performance by MARINTEK, four more CVOC^® systems were ordered for installation on the new state-of-the art Amundsen Class shuttle tankers built at Samsung Heavy Industries.

With this new order, Teekay Shipping confirms their strong commitment to reduce emissions and protect our environment. Hopefully, this initiative will set a new Benchmark towards a greener future for crude oil transport in Brazil. As an added bonus, more cargo will also reach the destination since there are no losses during the sea voyage.

2011-08-30: Statoil's TR2380 specification requires VOC recovery system during sea passage
The latest edition of Statoil's "Minimum Technical and Operational Requirements for Offshore Loading Shuttle Tankers" (better known as TR2380) now contains the following requirement:

"Offshore Loading Shuttle Tankers shall be equipped with a VOC recovery system to minimise emissions during sea passage"

The requirement is currently only applicable to newbuildings, but this is definitely a big step towards a greener future for offshore transport of crude oil.

2011-06-20: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 1828 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the fourth GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's Amundsen Class shuttle tankers. The vessel, M/T "Scott Spirit", is currently being completed at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

Offshore testing and CAT is scheduled to take place in the North Sea later this year.

2011-04-01: GBA Marine has moved to a new office
Our new address is:

Sørsvannsveien 1
NO-4848 Arendal
Norway

2011-03-15: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 1827 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the third GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's Amundsen Class shuttle tankers. The vessel, M/T "Peary Spirit", is currently being completed at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

Start-up and commissioning of the next vessel (HN 1828) is scheduled to take place later this year.

2011-02-28: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 1750 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's shuttle tanker M/T "Nansen Spirit". The vessel is currently operating in the Norwegian North Sea, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

Offshore testing of the next vessel (HN 1827) is scheduled to take place later this year.

2010-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2010-11-12: Offshore testing of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 1749 completed
GBA Marine has recently completed a successfull offshore testing of the GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's shuttle tanker M/T "Amundsen Spirit". The vessel is currently operating in the Norwegian North Sea, and the CVOC^® system is now in regular operation reducing emission of VOC during loading and eliminating VOC emissions from the cargo during transport of crude oil.

Offshore testing of the next vessel (HN 1750) is scheduled to take place early next year.

2010-09-04: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 1750 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the second GBA CVOC^® recovery system installed on Teekay's Amundsen Class shuttle tankers. The vessel, M/T "Nansen Spirit", is currently being completed at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

The successful commissioning was completed in about one hour with no comments from Class (DNV) or Owner. Start-up and commissioning of the next vessel (HN 1827) is scheduled to take place early next year.

2010-07-08: CVOC^® system featured in "DNV Tanker Update No. 1 2010"
The first 2010 edition of "DNV Tanker Update" is focusing on VOC emissions, and features a discussion with Mr. Kenneth Hvid (head of Teekay's shuttle tanker and FSO division) and Capt. Johan Ludvig Eidem (Teekay’s Manager for Shuttle, Tendering & Projects) on "the next generation of shuttle tankers" and Teekay's efforts to reduce VOC emissions on the four new Amundsen Class shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Korea.

2010-06-25: Shipment of CVOC^® system to SHI HN 1828 completed
After completing fabrication and factory testing, the last of four GBA CVOC^® recovery systems to be installed on Teekay's Amundsen Class shuttle tankers is now being delivered to Samsung Heavy Industries. The delivery had to be delayed a few weeks from the original plan to accommodate Samsung's fabrication schedule, but the equipment is now well under way to the yard in Korea for installation.

2010-06-16: Start-up & Commissioning of CVOC^® system on SHI HN 1749 completed
GBA Marine has just completed a successful start-up & commissioning of the first of four GBA CVOC^® recovery systems to be installed on Teekay's Amundsen Class shuttle tankers now under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Geoje, Korea.

The successful commissioning was completed in less than two hours with no comments from Class (DNV) or Owner. Start-up and commissioning of the next vessel (HN 1750) will according to yard schedule take place later this summer.

2010-04-27: Latest edition of "TK Talks" presents Teekay's work on reducing VOC emissions
Teekay Corporation has recently launched a new episode of the "TK Talks" series on YouTube, where Vice President of Technology & Development, Dr. Hans-Richard Hansen (Ph.D), talks about Teekay's work on reducing VOC emissions on crude oil tankers. This work of course includes installation of the GBA Marine CVOC^® system on five Teekay Shuttle Tankers (one retrofit and four newbuildings).

A link to the "YouTube" video is also posted here.

2010-04-20: IMO issues circular with technical info on the CVOC^® system
With reference to the previously issued circular MEPC.1 Circ 680, IMO recently issued a new annex containing a description of the GBA Marine CVOC^® system. The new annex (MEPC.1 Circ 719) can be downloaded from the IMO web page.

A copy of the circular is also found in our Downloads section (PDF-format).

2010-02-24: Shipment of CVOC^® system to SHI HN 1827 completed
After completing fabrication and factory testing, the third of four GBA CVOC^® recovery systems to be installed on Teekay's Amundsen Class shuttle tankers is now being delivered to Samsung Heavy Industries according to schedule.

Fabrication of the final CVOC^® system for the "Amundsen Class" tankers is also progressing as planned, and the shipment for HN 1828 is scheduled for delivery in April 2010.

2010-02-16: CVOC^® system featured in the December 09 / January 10 issue of "Tanker Operator"
The December / January edition of Tanker Shipping & Trade features an interview with head of Teekay's shuttle tanker and FSO division, Mr. Kenneth Hvid, where one of the main subjects are Teekay's strong focus and strategy on environmental issues. This includes the GBA Marine CVOC^® system, currently being installed on Teekay's four new Amundsen Class shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Korea.

A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format).

2010-02-08: Presentation of "Amundsen Class" Shuttle Tankers on YouTube
Teekay Corporation has just released an animated presentation of their "Amundsen Class" Shuttle Tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Korea. The short video also features the GBA Marine CVOC^® recovery system.

A link to the "YouTube" video is also posted here.

2010-01-06: GBA Marine offered to co-author paper for RINA conference in March 2010
Teekay Shipping has kindly offered GBA Marine to co-author a paper for the 2010 "Ship design and operation for environmental sustainability" conference hosted by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) at the RINA HQ in London 10-11 March 2010.

The paper is written in co-operation between Teekay, Marintek and GBA Marine, and will be presented by the main author, Dr. Hans-Richard Hansen (Ph.D), which recently retired from his position as head of technology development in Teekay Corporation.

2009-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2009-11-16: Teekay nominated to Norwegian engineering award
Based on their work to reduce VOC emissions from Crude Oil Tankers by combining solutions from different suppliers on the Amundsen Class Shuttle Tankers, Teekay Shipping has been nominated as one of six contenders in this year's "Ingeniørbragden", an annual competition held by Norwegian Engineering magazine "Teknisk Ukeblad" to promote good engineering solutions to technological- or communal problems in Norway.

In addition to an engineering solution, the achievement can also represent a technical or commercial break-through for a company or product. A link to the article in "Teknisk Ukeblad" is found here (Norwegian text only).

2009-10-22: CVOC^® product sheet and general installation guideline now available for download
A new CVOC^® system product sheet and also a simple "installation guideline" for the CVOC^® system has been prepared, and are now available for download. Both files are found in our downloads section (PDF-format).

2009-10-02: Shipment of CVOC^® system to SHI HN 1750 completed
The second of four CVOC^® systems to be installed on Teekay's Amundsen Class shuttle tankers currently under construction at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Korea has now been shipped according to schedule.

Fabrication of CVOC^® systems for the remaining vessels are currently ongoing, and are also progressing as planned. The next shipment will be equipment to HN 1827, and is scheduled for delivery in February 2010.

2009-09-14: CVOC^® system featured in the August / September 09 issue of "Tanker Operator"
The GBA Marine CVOC^® emission reduction system has attracted significant international attention after being selected for installation on Teekay Shipping's new shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Korea, and was recently featured in an article in the August / September 2009 issue of Tanker Operator.

A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format).

2009-09-08: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Stena Sirita"
GBA Marine has delivered and completed installation of new process internals to a Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery system onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Stena Sirita" during a scheduled dry-dock at Sobrena Shipyard in Brest, France. The installation was carried out under supervision of GBA Marine.

2009-08-10: CVOC^® system featured in the June 09 issue of "Hazardous Cargo Bulletin"
The GBA Marine CVOC^® emission reduction system has attracted significant international attention after being selected for installation on Teekay Shipping's new shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Korea, and was recently featured in an article in the June 2009 issue of Hazardous Cargo Bulletin.

A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format).

2009-07-02: Fabrication of the first CVOC^® system to Teekay's new shuttle tankers completed
Fabrication and factory testing of the first of four CVOC^® recovery systems to be installed on Teekay's newbuild AFRAMAX shuttle tankers currently under construction at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Korea is now completed according to schedule. The equipment for HN 1749 will be shipped to Geoje, where installation will take place during construction of the vessel.

Fabrication of CVOC^® systems for the remaining vessels are currently ongoing, and are also progressing as planned. The next shipment will be equipment to HN 1750, and is scheduled for delivery in October 2009.

2009-06-09: Teekay Shipping wins "Clean Air Award" on Nor-Shipping 2009
Working in co-operation with Det Norske Veritas, Nor-Shipping has established the Clean Shipping Awards. Selected by an independent jury, the Clean Shipping Awards cover three categories: Clean Sea, Clean Air, and
Clean Innovation. In total, 60 companies were considered for the awards.

In their official press release anouncing the Clean Ship Awards winners, Nor-Shipping states: "The Clean Air Award winner is Teekay Corporation in recognition of outstanding efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Its “Amundsen Spirit” is the first in a series of shuttle tankers with increased tank-design pressure and a VOC reinjection system that will prevent any emissions from cargo tanks during voyage".

The "Amundsen Spirit" and her three sister ships will all be equipped with the GBA Marine CVOC^® system, which eliminates 100% of emissions from the cargo tanks during voyage, and together with increased tank operating pressures significantly reduces VOC emissions during loading.

A copy of the official press release from Nor-Shipping is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format).

2009-05-29: CVOC^® system featured in the April / May 09 issue of "Tanker Shipping & Trade" magazine
The GBA Marine CVOC^® emission reduction system has attracted significant international attention after being selected for installation on Teekay Shipping's new shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Korea, and was recently featured in an article in the April / May 2009 issue of Tanker Shipping & Trade magazine.

A copy of the article is found in our Downloads section (PDF-format).

2009-05-27: Teekay Shipping nominated for the "Clean Shipping Awards"
Working in co-operation with Det Norske Veritas, Nor-Shipping has established the Clean Shipping Awards scheduled to be introduced at Nor-Shipping 2009’s opening conference on June 9th.Selected by an independent jury, the Clean Shipping Awards cover three categories: Clean Sea, Clean Air, and Clean Innovation.

Teekay Shipping has been nominated in the "Clean Air Award" category, which is given to one company in recognition of outstanding efforts to reduce air emissions. Teekay is nominated with their new Shuttle Tankers currently under construction at the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard in Korea, represented by HN 1749, "Amundsen Spirit".

The nominated vessels will all be equipped with GBA Marine's cost efficient CVOC^® system, which together with increased tank operating pressures significantly reduces VOC emissions during loading offshore and totally eliminates VOC emissions from the cargo during transport.

2009-02-16: GBA Marine to upgrade HGS VOC recovery plant on M/T "Stena Sirita"
GBA Marine has been selected to modify and upgrade existing process internals on the VOC recovery system currently installed on Teekay shuttle tanker MT "Stena Sirita". The upgrade is part of an ongoing co-operation between Teekay, Hamworthy Gas Systems and the VOCIC steering committee to improve performance & reliability, and to reduce maintenance requirements on the VOC recovery systems delivered by HGS.

The upgrades will also include installation of two Inert Gas Cleaners, which is a patented in-line cyclone unit designed to remove water droplets and particles from a gas stream.

M/T "Stena Sirita" is the last of seven Teekay vessels where the HGS VOC recocery system will be updated by GBA Marine, and the Installation will take place during a scheduled dry-docking in the summer of 2009.

2008-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2008-12-12: Teekay moves ahead with CVOC^® system installations
The GBA Marine CVOC^® system is aimed at reducing emissions of VOC gas (oil vapour) from the cargo of oil tankers to air.

Teekay Shipping has confirmed the purchase of four GBA CVOC^® emission reduction systems to be installed on their new Aframax-size shuttle tankers currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, Korea. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2010 and 2011.

Teekay was the first company to install the CVOC^® system, and has carried out extensive testing and third party verification together with MARINTEK and GBA Marine on the shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania" since May 2007. Test results have shown 100% recovery during transport, 100% operational regularity, and also some effect on VOC recovery during offshore loading when combining the CVOC^® system with increased cargo tank pressure.

Implementation of CVOC^® systems on the four shuttle new-builds are considered to give both economical and environmental benefits, and confirm Teekay as a safe, reliable and foresighted service provider to the oil and gas industry.

Teekay is currently the world's largest operator of VOC plants, and has 10 years of operational experience from different types of VOC recovery systems in the North Sea.

2008-10-30: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Grena"
GBA Marine has delivered and completed installation of new process internals to a Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery system onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Grena" during a scheduled dry-dock at Sobrena Shipyard in Brest, France. The installation was carried out under supervision of GBA Marine.

2008-08-08: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Stena Alexita"
GBA Marine has delivered and completed installation of new process internals to a Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery system onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Stena Alexita" during a scheduled dry-dock at Navantia Shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The installation was carried out under supervision of GBA Marine.

The next vessel to be upgraded with new VOC system internals is M/T "Grena", which is scheduled to dry-dock in October 2008.

2008-07-25: Patent granted for CVOC^® system
The Norwegian Patent Office (Patentstyret) has now concluded their examination of the CVOC^® system patent application with a positive result, and GBA Marine has been granted a Norwegian patent for the CVOC^® system.

The process of registering the patent in a number of other countries is already ongoing.

2008-05-28: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Navion Scandia"
GBA Marine has delivered and completed installation of new process internals to a Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery system onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Navion Scandia" during a scheduled dry-dock at Navantia Shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The installation was carried out under supervision of GBA Marine.

The next vessel to be upgraded with new VOC system internals is M/T "Stena Alexita", which is scheduled to dry-dock end of July.

2008-04-16: Fabrication of remaining HGS VOC internals completed
Fabrication and FAT of new internals for HGS VOC systems on "Navion Scandia", "Stena Alexita" and "Grena" have now been completed, and the equipment will be installed on the vessels during scheduled dry-dockings in 2008. First off is "Stena Scandia", which is expected to dry-dock in Ferrol, Spain, in May.

2008-02-10: HGS VOC recovery plant upgrades installed on M/T "Navion Britannia"
GBA Marine has delivered and completed installation of new process internals to a Hamworthy Gas Systems (HGS) VOC recovery system onboard the Teekay vessel M/T "Navion Britannia" during a scheduled dry-dock at Navantia Shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. The installation was carried out under supervision of GBA Marine.

M/T "Navion Britannia" is the third Teekay vessel where GBA Marine has performed this upgrade.

M/T "Grena"
M/T "Navion Britannia"
M/T "Navion Scandia"
M/T "Stena Alexita"

The upgrade is part of an ongoing cooperation between Teekay, Hamworthy Gas Systems and the VOCIC steering committee to improve performance & reliability, and to reduce maintenance requirements on the VOC recovery systems delivered by HGS.

The upgrades will also include installation of two Inert Gas Cleaners for each vessel.

2007-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

“There was no emission of gas from the cargo tanks to the atmosphere after this absorber was started the first time.“

Prior to this milestone, the system has been through a series of tests including performance tests during loading and transport carried out by Teekay and MARINTEK in cooperation with GBA Marine.

Despite an extremely volatile crude and rough weather, the GBA CVOC^® eliminated 100% of VOC release during transport , which in this case equals about 26 tons of VOC.

The GBA CVOC^® eliminated 100% of VOC release during transport, and was also used to bring down the tank pressure prior to Cargo Survey and lightering operations.

Measurements performed by MARINTEK verified that the system has a significant impact on VOC emissions during loading. Further performance testing will continue as planned.

Both crew & HGS service personnel onboard the "Stena Natalita" are very pleased with system performance after the upgrade.

Sevan 300 "TBN" has been chartered by Venture Production for operation on the Pilot field in the UK North Sea, and is scheduled for installation in 2009.

Sevan "Voyageur" has been chartered by Oilexco North Sea Ltd based in Aberdeen, UK.

The test proved to be a success, and the system is now ready for extensive third-party testing during loading and transport in the North Sea. A number of performance tests will be carried out during fall of 2007, and is a cooperation between Teekay, MARINTEK and GBA Marine.

"M/T "Navion Hispania" is the second Teekay vessel where GBA Marine has performed this upgrade.

The installation work was done at Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, under supervision of GBA Marine.

The upgrade is part of an ongoing cooperation between Teekay, Hamworthy Gas Systems and the VOCIC steering committee to improve performance & reliability, and to reduce maintenance requirements on the VOC recovery systems delivered by HGS in 2004.

The upgrades will also include installation of two Inert Gas Cleaners for each vessel.

2006-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

2006-12-19: GBA Marine to install VOC recovery system on M/T "Navion Hispania"
Teekay Shipping, the world's largest VOC and shuttle tanker operator, has decided to install the GBA compact VOC emission reduction system (GBA CVOC^® system) onboard their shuttle tanker M/T "Navion Hispania". The GBA CVOC^® system has been developed to reduce emissions of VOC gas (oil vapour) from the cargo of oil tankers.

After the installation is completed, a series of tests will be carried out in close cooperation with MARINTEK, a research company in the SINTEF group, which has done performance measurements and official approval of all VOC recovery systems installed on Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Based on these test results Teekay will decide the path forward with regard to future installations on other ships in the Teekay fleet world-wide.

The contract includes detailed process modeling of major condensation, absorption and adsorption systems advanced computer simulation tools as Fluent and HYSYS, on-site troubleshooting and close cooperation with both system suppliers and vessel owners & operators.

Expected duration of the contract is 2 years.

2006-04-29: Teekay Marine Services places order on IGC for M/T "Stena Akarita"
Teekay Marine Services has placed an order for one Inert Gas Cleaner to be installed onboard the AFRAMAX shuttle tanker "Stena Akarita".

2005-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

Sevan "Hummingbird" has been chartered by Venture Production for operation on the Chestnut field in the UK North Sea.

Sevan "Piranema" has been chartered by Petrobras for operation on the "Piranema" field off the coast of Brazil

2004-12-24: GBA Marine wishes all our clients and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Best wishes for the Holiday season and a Happy New Year from all of us here at GBA Marine!

Data will be collected for a large number of voyages on the entire Teekay world fleet, and the results will form a solid information basis when Teekay decides the path forward to reduce VOC emissions from their fleet.

GBA Marine will assist Sevan Marine on structural- & marine systems design, and will also participate on site during the construction phase.

2004-03-08: GBA Marine enters the Register of Business Enterprises
GBA Marine is officially registered as a Norwegian Business Enterprise at the central register in Brønnøysund.